Search in the arch-desktop.content newsgroup on the keyword "Pyramid" There
is a thread that explains using curtain walls for sloped skylights. The
same principles might apply to your question.
Also, for highly complex geometry, you will need to take advantage of:
* the ability to assign aec profiles to mullions and frames, as well as
custom blocks
* the ability to assign custom blocks to the infills
Other things to remember:
* curtain walls have a roofline and floorline that behaves just like in
walls
* curtain walls can not only have straight and arced segments, but can
reference a a 2d entity like an ellipse or spline.
In some cases, you might need to totally model the repeating geometry of the
curtain wall system with the modeling tools in ADT/AutoCAD (ACIS solids,
mass elements), and then use that as a custom block attached to the curtain
wall. The curtain wall can still provide the basic layout and repeating
rules.
--
chris yanchar
building industry division
autodesk, inc.
"Greg McDowell, Jr" wrote in message
news:CB4E2BB954F0B4DAB3FF80E0BA67C98E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> I think I know how to create sloped walls... use a sweep profile... but
how
> do I do the same thing with a curtain wall? Oh yeah, how would I do this
> with a curved and sloped curtain wall? How about one with compound
curves?
>
> My firm typically has a lot of complicated design geometry. I'm trying to
> show some of our skeptics that ADT is going to work for us but I'm having
> trouble showing complicated designs. It seems much better suited for much
> more typical construction.
>
> My designers are begining to feel trapped instead of freed... HELP!
>
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